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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
41079.0
May 8, 1971
Orbital inclination in deg
109.6842366415511
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
104.0774770900636
Arg of perihelion (deg)
152.3618201874447
Eccentricity
1.000977557448894
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2333461
Epoch of perihelion
April 17, 1971, 5:58 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
41058.24924
Total Magnitude (M1)
4.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
61.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
137
Arc length (days)
184.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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